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Comment: The double materiality of gender diversity

The same way climate change won't be curbed with recycling and paper cups in offices, gender equality won't be achieved just through insurers' HR policies, insurers need to use their investments to have impact. Abbie Wood writes

Insurers begin long countdown to net zero - part two

Some of the world's biggest insurers have joined the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance. But should they still be underwriting fossil fuels, asks Thomas Cox

Green bonds for climate adaptation grow five-fold

The value of green bonds focused on adapting to the effects of climate change grew nearly five-fold over 2021, according to an MSCI index.

DBS establishes Sustainability Committee

DBS has established a board committee to focus on its sustainability and net-zero agenda. It has claimed this is the first of its kind in a Singaporean bank.

Chile sends 'strong message' to sustainability-linked bond market

Amid rising scrutiny of sustainability-linked bonds, Chile's debt head Patricio Sepúlveda Carmona hopes its landmark sovereign bond can set a strong baseline for future issuers. Ahren Lester reports

US over four years behind Europe in GSSS bonds

MEAG, Macquarie AM and BCI acquire solar power producer

Reden Solar sold for an enterprise value of €2.5bn

Green taxonomy harmonisation 'should focus on process over activities'

Harmonisation of 'green' taxonomies should focus on processes rather than activities, according to Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE),..

Deutsche Bank industry loans responsible for 30.8m tonnes of CO2 in 2021

Deutsche Bank calculated that its corporate industry loan book financed 30.8 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year (MtCO2e/y) in 2021.

Gresham House draws up sustainable forestry charter

Gresham House, the UK's largest commercial forestry asset manager, has drawn up a set of sustainability metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) for its £3 billion ($4 billion) of forestry assets.